The Film Noir Thread - Beyond Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 4:35 PM Excellent question. Is "Sin City" Neo-Noir ?? Many people consider it to be. I do consider "Sin City" to be one of the most faithful adaptations of a comic book (or graphic novel if you prefer). I however DO NOT consider it to be true Noir and I'll tell you why. There's a fine line between between classic Noir and a horror show. In fact, Eddie Muller in his book "Dark City" hypothesized that the original Film Noir period ended when movies went over the edge into shock/psycho/horror land. The landmark film in this case was Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho". To me, "Sin City" was a cruel ugly horror show. :( I didn't hate it but I did want to take a shower afterward. Your kids have good taste. :D [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-01-28 16:39 ]

Excellent question. Is "Sin City" Neo-Noir ?? Many people consider it to be.

I do consider "Sin City" to be one of the most faithful adaptations of a comic book (or graphic novel if you prefer). I however DO NOT consider it to be true Noir and I'll tell you why.

There's a fine line between between classic Noir and a horror show. In fact, Eddie Muller in his book "Dark City" hypothesized that the original Film Noir period ended when movies went over the edge into shock/psycho/horror land. The landmark film in this case was Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho".

To me, "Sin City" was a cruel ugly horror show. :( I didn't hate it but I did want to take a shower afterward.

Your kids have good taste. :D

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-01-28 16:39 ]

Post #507719 by JOHN-O on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 4:35 PM